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Saturday, 28 January 2017

In which G.M. Norton is smitten with his new jacket.

As I mentioned a couple of weeks ago, I recently managed to snaffle a reproduction N1 deck jacket from Messrs E & Bay.Given that I'm so attached to it, I thought I would show it off.

There's an iconic pictorial of actor and sauce entrepreneur, Paul Newman, wearing one. Isn't it extraordinary how a jacket can transform you to look like one of the most handsome men alive? Paul's enormously lucky to now look more like me. He just needs to grow a beard now and take that cigarette out of his mouth.

Saturday, 21 January 2017

In which G.M. Norton embarks on a four night adventure.

This
week I had an overwhelming urge to watch Indiana Jones, so I did just that.

Rather
than just watch one film, I decided to go full pelt, all or nothing, and watch the
entire film canon. So on Monday, I began with Raiders of the Lost Ark,
followed by Temple of Doom on Tuesday, The Last Crusade on Wednesday and Kingdom
of the Crystal Skull on Thursday (apologies, it’s all going a bit Craig David
there).

I
love these outstanding, ripping adventure yarns that George Lucas and Steven
Spielberg so ably crafted. Indiana Jones is the perfect hero;
wise-cracking and whip-cracking, intelligent but strong, brave but still scared
of snakes. The films are so memorable, with fast action sequences following,
one after the other. These film adventures really do have it all – an intrepid protagonist,
exotic locations, deadly traps and villains – making them perfect fodder to
forget the humdrum of real life.

I
thought I’d share some of my random thoughts that ran through my mind during
this movie marathon.

Saturday, 14 January 2017

In which G.M. Norton reflects on the last seven days.

One of my absolute favourite blogs to read is Retro Chick. I
absolutely adore the writing style of Gemma, who is the lovely lady behind it –
it’s warm, thought provoking, interesting and very funny indeed. In tribute to her ‘This week I......’
feature which rounds-up her last seven days (by ‘in tribute’, I mean blatantly
steal), this week’s periodical offering will follow a similar pattern. Except
my personal effort will NOT contain any visits to the gymnasium. I’m far too
lazy for that.

Saturday, 7 January 2017

In which G.M. Norton marvels at Ernest's exploits.

This week marked the 90th anniversary of the death of antarctic explorer, Sir Ernest Shackleton.Since the leaves started falling from the trees last year to signal the beginning of autumn, I found myself drawn towards adventurers and their tales of derring-do.

Of course, I naturally turned to Ernest Shackleton, who is perhaps best known for leading the Imperial Trains-Antarctic Expedition from 1914 to 1917.

Regular as clockwork

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What-ho!

G.M. Norton is an aspiring English gentleman. Follow
him as he embarks on a journey befitting fellow quest seekers Sir
Galahad and Mr. Phileas Fogg in search of his holy grail - a gentlemanly
existence. Prepare to dance with death and fox-trot your life away as
he regales you with tales of sartorial splendour, jolly japes and
dastardly deeds. A rip-roaring adventure awaits.